"Taylor, to discover what happened to him and also visit her brother who is a Buddhist monk in Thailand. Walker was the daughter of author Peter Walker, who wrote more than 130 books (under six pseudonyms). Under the pseudonym Nicholas Rhea he wrote the popular Constable series, which was the inspiration behind the successful British TV police drama, ""Heartbeat"", which was broadcast on ITV in 18 series from 1992–2000. ""Benedict's Brother"" launched as an eBook on all major platforms on 18 November 2013. A motion picture based on the book is currently in development. Tricia Walker was born in Northallerton,"
"after work on his typewriter. Peter Walker retired at 45 to concentrate full-time on his writing. Under the pseudonym Nicholas Rhea (one of six pseudonyms used by the senior Walker), he published the popular Constable series which formed the basis for the British police drama, Heartbeat. Heartbeat had a successful run of 372 episodes on British television from April 1992 to September 2010 on ITV. In 2009, Walker was diagnosed with breast cancer for which she had surgery and radiotherapy. In December 2017 she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of sarcoma and died, aged 53, on 8"
"Castle (TV series) Castle is an American crime-comedy-drama television series, which aired on ABC for a total of eight seasons from March 9, 2009, to May 16, 2016. The series was produced jointly by Beacon Pictures and ABC Studios. Created by Andrew W. Marlowe, it primarily traces the lives of Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion), a best-selling mystery novelist, and Kate Beckett (Stana Katic), a homicide detective, as they solve various unusual crimes in New York City. Detective Beckett is initially infuriated at the thought of working with a writer and goes to great lengths to keep him out of her"
"""Castle""s Andrew Marlowe and Terri Miller. Castle (TV series) Castle is an American crime-comedy-drama television series, which aired on ABC for a total of eight seasons from March 9, 2009, to May 16, 2016. The series was produced jointly by Beacon Pictures and ABC Studios. Created by Andrew W. Marlowe, it primarily traces the lives of Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion), a best-selling mystery novelist, and Kate Beckett (Stana Katic), a homicide detective, as they solve various unusual crimes in New York City. Detective Beckett is initially infuriated at the thought of working with a writer and goes to great lengths"
"The Case (TV series) The Case is a five-part British television legal drama series, written and created by David Allison, that broadcast over five consecutive days from 31 October 2011 on BBC One. The series stars Dean Andrews as Tony Powell, a defendant accused of the murder of his terminally-ill partner Saskia Stanley (Caroline Langrishe), whose life Tony helped to end. Saskia's family suspect Tony may have an ulterior motive for helping Saskia end her life, but it falls to barrister Sol Ridley (Tristan Gemmill), defending his first murder case, to expose the truth. Episodes were broadcast at 14:15 daily"
"a mystery novelist who helps the NYPD solve crimes. In May 2009, ABC green-lit the production of the series for a second season. In 2009, Fillion was nominated for Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama for his performance in ""Castle"". On March 30, 2010, ABC announced that ""Castle"" had been renewed for its third season with a 22-episode full-season order. ""Castle"" was renewed for a fourth season on January 10, 2011, a fifth season on May 10, 2012, a sixth season on May 10, 2013, and a seventh season on May 8, 2014. The show was cancelled"
"Durrant, Alice Eve as Gwenda Vaughan, and Anthony Boyle as Jack Argyll. The script was written by Sarah Phelps, who also adapted the Christie miniseries ""And Then There Were None"" and ""The Witness for the Prosecution"" for the BBC. First scheduled to air in 2017, the series was delayed due to sexual allegations against actor Ed Westwick, who was originally cast as Mickey Argyll, which led to Westwick's scenes being reshot with Christian Cooke as Mickey. The series features many differences from the original novel, including the ending, where the killer is revealed to be Leo instead of Kirsten. Additionally,"
"The Lodge (TV series) The Lodge is a British musical drama and mystery television series that premiered in the United Kingdom on Disney Channel on 23 September 2016 and in the United States on Disney Channel on 17 October 2016. The series is based on the Israeli series ""North Star"" and stars Sophie Simnett, Luke Newton, Thomas Doherty, Bethan Wright, Jayden Revri, Jade Alleyne, Joshua Sinclair-Evans, and Mia Jenkins. Fifteen-year-old Skye moves with her father from the big city to rural Northern Ireland, where they take over a local hotel called ""North Star Lodge"", which was previously owned and managed"
"in 2015. As part of that deal, the BBC broadcast ""Partners In Crime"" and ""And Then There Were None"", both in 2015. Subsequent productions have included ""The Witness for the Prosecution"" but plans to televise ""Ordeal by Innocence"" at Christmas 2017 were delayed due to controversy surrounding one of the cast members. The three-part adaptation aired in April 2018. A three-part adaptation of ""The A.B.C. Murders"" starring John Malkovich and Rupert Grint began filming in June 2018 for later broadcast. Christie's first book, ""The Mysterious Affair at Styles"", was published in 1920 and introduced the detective Hercule Poirot, who became"
"The Detective (novel) The Detective is a thriller/detective novel by author Roderick Thorp, first published hardcover in 1966. It was made into the 1968 movie of the same name, starring Frank Sinatra, as Detective Joe Leland. Billed as, ""An adult look at police life,"" ""The Detective"" went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of 1968 and one of the strongest box-office hits of Sinatra's acting career. A 1979 sequel, ""Nothing Lasts Forever"", was later made into the 1988 film ""Die Hard"", which spawned a series totalling five films. Joe Leland, a private detective, begins investigating a case for"
"2016, series 3 began with yet another four episodes. Series 4 aired in 2017, again with four episodes, and Series 5, the most recent series of the show, began on February 4, 2018 with an extended run of six episodes. Inspector Morse (TV series) Inspector Morse is a British detective drama television series based on a series of novels by Colin Dexter. It starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis. The series comprises 33 two-hour episodes (100 minutes excluding commercials) produced between 1987 and 2000. Dexter made uncredited cameo appearances in all but three"
"ratings of over two million viewers, regularly appearing in the top-ten weekly shows for the channel. Upon the end of the series in 1999, BBC Two immediately began to screen repeats, and the series was also rescreened on ITV3 in 2006, and again on BBC Two from October 18, 2010. A rerun on digital channel True Entertainment began on October 10, 2014 with the pilot, with regular-series episodes following on weekdays from October 13. The premise of the series centres on a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) constable named Benton Fraser (Paul Gross) who travels to Chicago to solve the"
"audience of 6.53 million over four episodes, whilst the fourth series attracted a slightly smaller audience of 6.42 million over four episodes. In 2018 the ratings increased to between 8 to 9 million viewers. Vera (TV series) Vera is a British crime drama series based on novels of the same name, written by crime writer Ann Cleeves. It was first broadcast on ITV on 1 May 2011, and to date, eight series have aired. The series stars Brenda Blethyn as the principal character, Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope. Vera is a middle-aged employee of the fictional Northumberland & City Police,"
"The Watch (TV series) The Watch is a fantasy police procedural television series under development by BBC America, which ordered an eight-part season in October 2018. The series is to be based on the stories about the Ankh-Morpork City Watch from the ""Discworld"" series of fantasy novels by Terry Pratchett. ""The Watch"" was announced in 2011 as under development by Prime Focus Productions, which previously created three two-part television adaptations of ""Discworld"" novels. It was later reported to be produced by Pratchett's own TV production company, Narrativia, which he founded in 2012 and which was led by Rod Brown, the"
"for 18 episodes as they followed South Yorkshire’s Road Crime Unit. Series 5, consisting of 10 episodes, began on 28 January 2013, and followed the Cumbria Constabulary. Series 6, 7 and 8 all consists of 10 episodes and followed the work of Lincolnshire Police's Road policing, and special operations units. Series 9. 10 and 11 are based around the work of the collaborative Durham Constabulary and Cleveland Police's Specialist Operations Units. Series 12 follows the work of the Cheshire Police Roads Policing Unit. Series 13, airing between 11 September and 28 November 2017, saw a return to Durham Constabulary and"
"The Saint (TV series) The Saint is an ITC mystery spy thriller television series that aired in the United Kingdom on ITV between 1962 and 1969. It was based on the literary character Simon Templar created by Leslie Charteris in the 1920s and featured in many novels over the years. He was played by Roger Moore. Templar helps those whom conventional agencies are powerless or unwilling to assist or protect, often using methods that skirt or are outside the law. Chief Inspector Claud Eustace Teal, his nominal nemesis, considers Templar a common criminal, but often grudgingly tolerates his actions for"
"conditions instead of accept them without a second thought. Die Wächter Die Wächter is a German television series. The dystopian novel ""The Guardians"" (German title: ""Die Wächter"") is a piece of work by the English author John Christopher. He portrays the fate of Rob Randalls, a boy living in a two-class society. The novel, which was published in 1970, was awarded the German youth literature prize in 1976. In 1985, ""Die Wächter"" was made into a television series of six episodes with a runtime of 45 minutes per episode. The producing company was the Bavaria Atelier GmbH. The character Rob"
"The Interceptor The Interceptor is a British drama television serial that was first broadcast on BBC One from 10 June until 29 July 2015. The eight-part series was written by Tony Saint and made by BBC Drama Productions. The series was cancelled by the BBC after one series following negative reception from critics. The series is about a new law enforcement team tasked with hunting down some of Britain's most wanted criminals. The series is inspired by the book of the same name which details the career of former customs agent Cameron Addicott, co-written by Kris Hollington. Special Agent Marcus"
"Television Film, Harrelson and McConaughey were both nominated for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, and Monaghan was nominated for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. For the 67th Directors Guild of America Awards, Fukunaga was nominated for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series for the episode ""Who Goes There"". True Detective True Detective is an American anthology crime drama television series created and written by Nic Pizzolatto. The series, broadcast by the premium cable network HBO in the United States, premiered on January 12, 2014. Each season of the series is structured as a disparate, self-contained"
"an honest cop, a determined and principled policeman working in a corrupt and politically charged environment. While concerned only with truth and justice but not for the bigger picture, he manages to avoid taking sides. The series comprises four episodes, three of which are based on novels by Lucarelli, while the first serves as a prequel, introducing the character and the ""milieu"". The series was directed by Antonio Frazzi, who also co-wrote the episodes with his brother, Andrea and with Lucarelli. The series was first screened on Italian television in 2008. It was shown in the UK on BBC Four"
"adrenalin rush, but this contrived cop show lacks heart."" The series premiered in Australia on 12 August 2015 on BBC First. The Interceptor The Interceptor is a British drama television serial that was first broadcast on BBC One from 10 June until 29 July 2015. The eight-part series was written by Tony Saint and made by BBC Drama Productions. The series was cancelled by the BBC after one series following negative reception from critics. The series is about a new law enforcement team tasked with hunting down some of Britain's most wanted criminals. The series is inspired by the book"
"Die Wächter Die Wächter is a German television series. The dystopian novel ""The Guardians"" (German title: ""Die Wächter"") is a piece of work by the English author John Christopher. He portrays the fate of Rob Randalls, a boy living in a two-class society. The novel, which was published in 1970, was awarded the German youth literature prize in 1976. In 1985, ""Die Wächter"" was made into a television series of six episodes with a runtime of 45 minutes per episode. The producing company was the Bavaria Atelier GmbH. The character Rob Randalls was played by Martin Tempest. The television series"
"the series and revising them into a new format, which was to be based in Jersey, and 1981 saw the first broadcast of ""Bergerac"", a series starring John Nettles as the titular detective, who returns to work after a bad period in his life. In conjunction with the series, BBC Books published two novels written by Paul Ableman, entitled ""Shoestring"" (1979) and ""Shoestring's Finest Hour"" (1980). After many years of being unseen, the series was repeated on terrestrial television in January 2002, with 14 of the 21 episodes airing back-to-back on daytime BBC One. However, due to scheduling, between 6"
"a private security business. Two of her novels have been filmed: ""Fortress"" (1986), a feature film adapted by scriptwriter Everett De Roche and directed by Arch Nicholson; and ""Whipping Boy"" (1996), a telemovie adapted by scriptwriter Peter Yeldham and directed by Di Drew. In June 2011, filming for a TV adaptation of Lord's young adult fiction series, Conspiracy 365, began. The series aired in Australia on Family Movie Channel in 2012. Gemma Lincoln series Jack McCain series Conspiracy 365 series ""Code Black"" editions have been released for each separate book. The ""Code Black"" editions include new code-crackers. The ""January: Code"
"it ""a Smartly Expanded Adaptation"" and saying that it was ""a solid spy story that updates the right elements without tarnishing old treasures."" Condor (TV series) Condor is an American thriller television series based on the novel ""Six Days of the Condor"" by James Grady and its 1975 film adaptation ""Three Days of the Condor"" written by Lorenzo Semple Jr. and David Rayfiel. The series was created by Todd Katzburg, Jason Smilovic, and Ken Robinson and premiered on June 6, 2018 on Audience. In July 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season. ""Condor"""
"Condor (TV series) Condor is an American thriller television series based on the novel ""Six Days of the Condor"" by James Grady and its 1975 film adaptation ""Three Days of the Condor"" written by Lorenzo Semple Jr. and David Rayfiel. The series was created by Todd Katzburg, Jason Smilovic, and Ken Robinson and premiered on June 6, 2018 on Audience. In July 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season. ""Condor"" is described by DirecTV as following [Y]oung CIA analyst Joe Turner, whose idealism is tested when he stumbles onto a terrible but brilliant"
"followed by ""Hollywood Moon"" in 2009, ""Hollywood Hills"" in 2010, and ""Harbor Nocturne"" in 2012, set in successive calendar years and involving officers of Hollywood Station's midwatch (5:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m.). The only recurring characters to appear in all five books of the series are ""Hollywood Nate"" Weiss, a cop with dreams of movie stardom; ""Flotsam"" and ""Jetsam"", two cops who are avid surfers and always speak in a thick surfer lingo; and ""Compassionate Charlie"" Gilford, a lazy night-watch detective who functions as a sardonic Greek chorus. The incidents that the various police characters are involved in are based"
"True Detective True Detective is an American anthology crime drama television series created and written by Nic Pizzolatto. The series, broadcast by the premium cable network HBO in the United States, premiered on January 12, 2014. Each season of the series is structured as a disparate, self-contained narrative, employing new cast ensembles and following various sets of characters and settings. The first season, starring Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts, and Tory Kittles, takes place in Louisiana and follows a pair of Louisiana State Police homicide detectives, and their pursuit of a serial killer over a 17-year period."
"States on SundanceTV on 24 August 2016. The show regularly features as one of each network's most watched cable shows. Gomorrah (TV series) Gomorrah (Italian: Gomorra) is an Italian crime drama television series created and produced by Roberto Saviano, based on Saviano's book of the same name. It originally aired on the Sky Italia network on 6 May 2014, and has run for three seasons. It premiered in the United Kingdom on Sky Atlantic on 4 August 2014, and in the United States on SundanceTV on 24 August 2016. The series has also been sold in 170 countries worldwide. It"
"PBS stations from June through August 2016. The second season was broadcast from June through August 2017. The third season aired July through August 2018. Stephen Dillane plays Detective Chief Inspector Karl Roebuck of Northbourne Police (a fictional counterpart to the real life Kent Police), an ageing British detective used to getting his own way. Roebuck's role parallels that of Martin Rohde (played by Kim Bodnia), the Danish detective in ""The Bridge"". Karl and Martin share some characteristics, but also differ in certain ways; for instance, Karl is ""more educated and a more troubled man"". Dillane was drawn to the"
"series, with Michael Legge and Amanda Ryan portraying young police officers Tom O'Leary and Carrie Rogers, alongside original cast member Warren Donnelly as Stan Waterman. The fifth series aired between 1 January 2008 to 15 April 2008. It consisted of 16 episodes, a big expansion from previous series. The sixth series began on 27 January and concluded on 5 May 2009. Again, the series consisted of 16 episodes. The series begins with Debbie's 16th birthday and her break-up from Tom. Ian recovers from amnesia after being struck by a car, and decides he wants more from life than Chatsworth has"
"series was cited as an influence on a 2017 novel by Guy Mankowski, entitled ""An Honest Deceit"". National Treasure (2016 TV series) National Treasure is a four-part 2016 British television drama by Channel 4, written by Jack Thorne. It stars Robbie Coltrane as Paul Finchley, a television comedian accused of raping a 15-year-old girl several years earlier. Julie Walters plays his wife Marie, and Andrea Riseborough plays his daughter Dee. The drama is inspired by Operation Yewtree, a police operation that resulted in the prosecution of a number of veteran TV performers. ""National Treasure"" received universal acclaim from critics, with"
"including Best Series and the Royal Television Society's Team award. In 2001 he wrote and directed ""Longitude"", based on Dava Sobell's best selling life of the clockmaker John Harrison which won the BANFF TV Festival Best Series award, two PAWS awards and five BAFTAs. In 2000 he formed Firstsight Films whose first production was an account of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ""Endurance"" expedition, which Sturridge wrote and directed. The serial ""Shackleton"" (2002), which starred Kenneth Branagh, was shot on location in the Arctic. It won the BAFTA for Best Series and Best Costume, and the ""Radio Times"" Audience award for Best"